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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$440,000 Berlin smart Grand Slam
August 6 - 10, 2013

(1) Jonathan Erdmann/Kay Matysik, Germany

Jonathan Erdmann
Germany

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Mar 12, 1988 (36 yrs old)

Home Town:

Berlin

Height:

194 cm (6'4")

Weight:

96 kg (211 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

116

Career Wins:

1 (FIVB U18/19 World Championships Bermuda 2006)

Career FIVB WT Best:

2nd (Fortaleza 2016)

Career Winnings:

US$357,012.50

Kay Matysik
Germany

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jun 18, 1980 (44 yrs old)

Home Town:

Ahrensfelde

Height:

191 cm (6'3")

Weight:

88 kg (194 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

107

Career Wins:

1 (FIVB C&S Cagliari 2005)

Career FIVB WT Best:

2nd (Fortaleza 2016)

Career Winnings:

US$378,087.50

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	33	41	CQ	Money
FIVB	73	0	1	3	3	14	2	21	3	12	8	2	1	3	US$620,325.00

Previous Berlin Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2001	Did not play	Karl Strempel - 57th
2003	Did not play	Thomas Kroger - Country Quota
2004	Did not play	Thomas Kroger - 41st
2007	Did not play	Stefan Uhmann - 9th
2008	Did not play	Stefan Uhmann - 25th
2012	Kay Matysik - 5th	Jonathan Erdmann - 5th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	7/10-14/2013	Gstaad Grand Slam	9	5th	480	US$10,000.00
FIVB	7/2-7/2013	Stare Jablonki World Championships	8	3rd	800	US$35,000.00
FIVB	6/18-23/2013	Rome Grand Slam	10	5th	480	US$10,000.00
FIVB	6/11-16/2013	The Hague Grand Slam	6	17th	320	US$3,700.00
FIVB	5/22-26/2013	Corrientes Grand Slam	5	9th	400	US$5,500.00
FIVB	4/30-5/4/2013	Shanghai Grand Slam	5	9th	400	US$5,500.00
FIVB	4/23-27/2013	Fuzhou Open	5	9th	250	US$4,000.00

Berlin Grand Slam Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 8/7/2013	Pool A	Jan Dumek / Premysl Kubala, Czech Republic (32, Q23)	Won 21-19, 21-19	0:41
Wed, 8/7/2013	Pool A	Alexandr Dyachenko / Alexey Sidorenko, Kazakhstan (17)	Won 21-17, 21-17	0:39
Thu, 8/8/2013	Pool A	Alexander Huber / Robin Seidl, Austria (16)	Won 35-33, 23-21	0:56
Fri, 8/9/2013	Winner 2	Alexander Brouwer / Robert Meeuwsen, Netherlands (7)	Lost 15-21, 21-19, 9-15	0:50

Head to Head Results
Erdmann/Matysik lead the series against the field 37-33 (Lead 13 Series, Trail 8 Series, 3 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 2 Schmidt/Solberg, Brazil 0-3
7/13/13	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Winner 3	Schmidt/Solberg	2	Erdmann/Matysik	9	23-21, 21-19	0:44
6/22/13	FIVB	Rome Grand Slam	Winner 3	Schmidt/Solberg	2	Erdmann/Matysik	10	21-17, 21-16	0:41
4/26/13	FIVB	Fuzhou Open	Winner 2	Schmidt/Solberg	3	Erdmann/Matysik	5	21-15, 21-13	0:35
Lead the series against # 4 Filho/Santos, Brazil 2-0
5/24/13	FIVB	Corrientes Grand Slam	Pool E	Erdmann/Matysik	5	Filho/Santos	12	21-16, 22-20	0:42
5/2/13	FIVB	Shanghai Grand Slam	Pool E	Erdmann/Matysik	5	Filho/Santos	12	24-22, 21-13	0:43
Trail the series against # 7 Brouwer/Meeuwsen, Netherlands 1-2
8/9/13	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Winner 2	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	7	Erdmann/Matysik	1	21-15, 19-21, 15-9	0:50
7/7/13	FIVB	Stare Jablonki World Championships	Semi-Finals	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	13	Erdmann/Matysik	8	21-13, 21-17	0:41
10/7/11	FIVB	Agadir Open	Contender 2	Erdmann/Matysik	6	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	28, Q7	17-21, 21-16, 15-11	0:53
Trail the series against # 8 Dollinger/Windscheif, Germany 0-1
6/10/10	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool P	Dollinger/Windscheif	23	Erdmann/Matysik	26, Q10	21-19, 21-15	0:51
Trail the series against # 9 Cerutti/Rego, Brazil 6-8
7/7/13	FIVB	Stare Jablonki World Championships	Bronze Medal	Erdmann/Matysik	8	Cerutti/Rego	2	21-17, 21-19	0:37
6/21/13	FIVB	Rome Grand Slam	Pool G	Erdmann/Matysik	10	Cerutti/Rego	7	22-20, 21-17	0:36
8/4/12	FIVB	London 2012 Olympic Games	Winner 1	Cerutti/Rego	1	Erdmann/Matysik	8	21-16, 21-14	0:37
6/16/12	FIVB	Grand Slam Rome	Winner 3	Cerutti/Rego	1	Erdmann/Matysik	8	21-16, 21-16	0:38
5/11/12	FIVB	Beijing Grand Slam	Pool N	Erdmann/Matysik	12	Cerutti/Rego	5	21-18, 25-23	0:47
4/20/12	FIVB	Brasília Open	Winner 3	Erdmann/Matysik	7	Cerutti/Rego	2	19-21, 22-20, 15-9	0:51
8/19/11	FIVB	Åland Open	Winner 4	Cerutti/Rego	2	Erdmann/Matysik	6	27-25, 21-17	0:41
7/31/11	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Grand Slam	Bronze Medal	Cerutti/Rego	1	Erdmann/Matysik	13	23-21, 21-15	0:39
7/8/11	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Pool J	Cerutti/Rego	1	Erdmann/Matysik	16	21-16, 21-19	0:34
6/9/11	FIVB	Beijing Grand Slam	Pool B	Cerutti/Rego	2	Erdmann/Matysik	18	21-16, 21-16	0:39
5/5/11	FIVB	Shanghai Open	Contender 4	Erdmann/Matysik	20	Cerutti/Rego	2	21-16, 21-14	0:34
4/20/11	FIVB	Brasilia Open	Winner 2	Cerutti/Rego	5	Erdmann/Matysik	21	21-11, 21-16	0:37
7/31/10	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Winner 2	Cerutti/Rego	3	Erdmann/Matysik	26	21-16, 21-13	0:46
5/20/10	FIVB	Rome Grand Slam	Pool M	Erdmann/Matysik	29, Q12	Cerutti/Rego	4	23-21, 21-16	0:40
Trail the series against # 10 Lupo/Nicolai, Italy 1-2
5/25/13	FIVB	Corrientes Grand Slam	Winner 2	Lupo/Nicolai	3	Erdmann/Matysik	5	17-21, 21-16, 16-14	0:52
6/14/12	FIVB	Grand Slam Rome	Pool Q	Erdmann/Matysik	8	Lupo/Nicolai	9	24-22, 22-20	0:44
5/12/12	FIVB	Beijing Grand Slam	Winner 3	Lupo/Nicolai	14	Erdmann/Matysik	12	21-18, 21-18	0:36
Trail the series against # 11 Fijalek/Prudel, Poland 2-4
7/21/12	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Winner 2	Erdmann/Matysik	12	Fijalek/Prudel	15	21-16, 17-21, 20-18	0:59
6/10/12	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool N	Erdmann/Matysik	12	Fijalek/Prudel	5	21-14, 21-17	0:39
8/20/11	FIVB	Åland Open	Contender 6	Fijalek/Prudel	3	Erdmann/Matysik	6	21-14, 21-17	0:37
7/31/11	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Grand Slam	Semi-Finals	Fijalek/Prudel	4	Erdmann/Matysik	13	22-20, 21-12	0:39
7/29/11	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Grand Slam	Pool M	Fijalek/Prudel	4	Erdmann/Matysik	13	21-16, 21-15	0:35
7/8/10	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Pool P	Fijalek/Prudel	7	Erdmann/Matysik	26	17-21, 21-19, 15-13	0:57
Series tied with # 13, Q1 Felipe/Goncalves, Brazil 2-2
7/12/13	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Winner 1	Erdmann/Matysik	9	Felipe/Goncalves	15, Q1	23-21, 21-18	0:41
7/6/13	FIVB	Stare Jablonki World Championships	Winner 3	Erdmann/Matysik	8	Felipe/Goncalves	20	21-17, 21-19	0:40
5/23/13	FIVB	Corrientes Grand Slam	Pool E	Felipe/Goncalves	28, Q11	Erdmann/Matysik	5	21-18, 21-17	0:40
4/24/13	FIVB	Fuzhou Open	Pool E	Felipe/Goncalves	21	Erdmann/Matysik	5	21-17, 21-19	0:38
Series tied with # 14 Kapa/McHugh, Australia 1-1
6/22/13	FIVB	Rome Grand Slam	Winner 2	Erdmann/Matysik	10	Kapa/McHugh	19	21-14, 25-27, 15-10	1:01
6/14/13	FIVB	The Hague Grand Slam	Winner 1	Kapa/McHugh	19	Erdmann/Matysik	6	21-16, 17-21, 15-13	0:55
Series tied with # 15 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz, Poland 1-1
7/6/13	FIVB	Stare Jablonki World Championships	Winner 2	Erdmann/Matysik	8	Kadziola/Szalankiewicz	12	21-18, 21-15	0:37
6/13/13	FIVB	The Hague Grand Slam	Pool F	Kadziola/Szalankiewicz	11	Erdmann/Matysik	6	21-13, 21-19	0:36
Lead the series against # 16 Huber/Seidl, Austria 2-1
8/8/13	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Pool A	Erdmann/Matysik	1	Huber/Seidl	16	35-33, 23-21	0:56
7/5/13	FIVB	Stare Jablonki World Championships	Winner 1	Erdmann/Matysik	8	Huber/Seidl	22	24-22, 21-17	0:42
6/13/13	FIVB	The Hague Grand Slam	Pool F	Huber/Seidl	22, Q1	Erdmann/Matysik	6	21-17, 21-16	0:37
Lead the series against # 17 Dyachenko/Sidorenko, Kazakhstan 2-0
8/7/13	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Pool A	Erdmann/Matysik	1	Dyachenko/Sidorenko	17	21-17, 21-17	0:39
7/30/10	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Winner 1	Erdmann/Matysik	26	Dyachenko/Sidorenko	31, Q22	27-25, 21-17	0:47
Lead the series against # 18 Saxton/Schalk, Canada 1-0
7/13/13	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Winner 2	Erdmann/Matysik	9	Saxton/Schalk	23, Q3	19-21, 21-17, 15-12	0:51
Lead the series against # 19 Bockermann/Urbatzka, Germany 4-1
6/12/13	FIVB	The Hague Grand Slam	Pool F	Erdmann/Matysik	6	Bockermann/Urbatzka	27, Q7	21-11, 21-17	0:31
5/3/13	FIVB	Shanghai Grand Slam	Winner 2	Bockermann/Urbatzka	30, Q17	Erdmann/Matysik	5	18-21, 21-17, 15-9	0:55
7/11/12	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Pool Q	Erdmann/Matysik	9	Bockermann/Urbatzka	25, Q18	21-19, 21-14	0:36
7/30/11	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Grand Slam	Winner 2	Erdmann/Matysik	13	Bockermann/Urbatzka	31, Q25	24-22, 21-16	0:42
5/3/10	FIVB	Shanghai Open	Country Quota	Erdmann/Matysik	28, Q10	Bockermann/Urbatzka		21-18, 21-13	0:39
Trail the series against # 20 Kantor/Losiak, Poland 0-1
7/11/13	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Pool H	Kantor/Losiak	24	Erdmann/Matysik	9	21-17, 21-17	0:37
Lead the series against # 21 Doherty/Rogers, United States 1-0
7/4/13	FIVB	Stare Jablonki World Championships	Pool H	Erdmann/Matysik	8	Doherty/Rogers	17	21-19, 21-13	0:37
Lead the series against # 23, Q2 Hadrava/Kufa, Czech Republic 1-0
6/20/13	FIVB	Rome Grand Slam	Pool G	Erdmann/Matysik	10	Hadrava/Kufa	26, Q7	21-19, 11-21, 15-13	0:49
Trail the series against # 24 Nummerdor/Schuil, Netherlands 3-6
7/31/12	FIVB	London 2012 Olympic Games	Pool E	Nummerdor/Schuil	5	Erdmann/Matysik	8	21-9, 21-16	0:34
7/13/12	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Winner 3	Nummerdor/Schuil	8	Erdmann/Matysik	9	18-21, 21-12, 15-7	0:46
7/12/12	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Pool Q	Nummerdor/Schuil	8	Erdmann/Matysik	9	21-19, 18-21, 15-10	0:58
6/15/12	FIVB	Grand Slam Rome	Winner 1	Erdmann/Matysik	8	Nummerdor/Schuil	2	21-17, 21-17	0:40
8/19/11	FIVB	Åland Open	Winner 3	Erdmann/Matysik	6	Nummerdor/Schuil	14	21-16, 19-21, 15-10	0:49
7/7/11	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Pool J	Erdmann/Matysik	16	Nummerdor/Schuil	17	21-19, 21-15	0:35
4/21/11	FIVB	Brasilia Open	Contender 3	Nummerdor/Schuil	13	Erdmann/Matysik	21	21-14, 21-15	0:32
8/5/10	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Grand Slam	Pool N	Nummerdor/Schuil	12	Erdmann/Matysik	21	23-21, 21-15	0:42
8/20/09	FIVB	Aland Open	Winner 2	Nummerdor/Schuil	10	Erdmann/Matysik	26	21-18, 21-15	0:41
Lead the series against # 32, Q23 Dumek/Kubala, Czech Republic 1-0
8/7/13	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Pool A	Erdmann/Matysik	1	Dumek/Kubala	32, Q23	21-19, 21-19	0:41
Lead the series against # Q4 Hernandez/Villafane, Venezuela 2-0
7/3/13	FIVB	Stare Jablonki World Championships	Pool H	Erdmann/Matysik	8	Hernandez/Villafane	32	21-18, 21-15	0:33
8/2/12	FIVB	London 2012 Olympic Games	Pool E	Erdmann/Matysik	8	Hernandez/Villafane	20	20-22, 21-16, 15-11	0:53
Lead the series against # Q5 Chevallier/Kovatsch, Switzerland 1-0
7/12/13	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Pool H	Erdmann/Matysik	9	Chevallier/Kovatsch	8	22-20, 21-15	0:46
Lead the series against # Q6 Popov/Samoday, Ukraine 1-0
4/24/13	FIVB	Fuzhou Open	Pool E	Erdmann/Matysik	5	Popov/Samoday	28, Q18	21-12, 21-19	0:36
Lead the series against # Q11 Stiekema/Varenhorst, Netherlands 1-0
4/25/13	FIVB	Fuzhou Open	Pool E	Erdmann/Matysik	5	Stiekema/Varenhorst	12	By Forfeit
Lead the series against # Q18 Bianchi/Del Coto, Argentina 1-0
7/2/13	FIVB	Stare Jablonki World Championships	Pool H	Erdmann/Matysik	8	Bianchi/Del Coto	41	21-14, 21-11	0:37